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Entrepreneurship, personal responsibility, and upward mobility: These traditions are at the heart of the free enterprise system, and have long been central to America's exceptional culture. In recent years, however, policymakers have dramatically weakened these traditions—by exploding the size of government, propping up their corporate cronies, and trying to reorient our system from rewarding merit to redistributing wealth.
In The Road to Freedom, American Enterprise Institute president Arthur C. Brooks shows that this trend cannot be reversed through materialistic appeals about the economic efficiency of capitalism. Rather, free enterprise requires a moral defense rooted in the ideals of earned success, equality of opportunity, charity, and basic fairness. Brooks builds this defense and demonstrates how it is central to understanding the major policy issues facing America today.
The future of the free enterprise system has become a central issue in our national debate, and Brooks offers a practical manual for defending it over the coming years. Both a moral manifesto and a prescription for concrete policy changes, The Road to Freedom will help Americans in all walks of life translate the philosophy of free enterprise into action, to restore both our nation's greatness and our own well-being in the process.
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“It is true, but insufficient, to argue that free enterprise makes us better off. Arthur Brooks makes the indispensable point that it also makes us better. Having stumbled far down the road to serfdom, we are much in need of Brooks’ trenchant case for a change of course.”
— George F. Will, Pulitzer Prize–winning author
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“Brooks is a smart, witty, and engaging writer, and it’s refreshing to see a conservative cast the argument for free enterprise in these terms.”
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“I heartily recommend this book as an excellent road map to create a prosperous, socially just, and ethical society.”
— John Mackey, cofounder and CEO, Whole Foods Markets -
It is true, but insufficient, to argue that free enterprise makes us better off. Arthur Brooks makes the indispensable point that it also makes us better. Having stumbled far down the road to serfdom, we are much in need of Brooks' trenchant case for a change of course.
— P. J. O'Rourke
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About Arthur C. Brooks
Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, is an American social scientist, a professor, and the author of fourteen books, including New York Times bestsellers. He is a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the weekly “How to Build a Life” column. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of happiness, appearing in the media and traveling around the world to teach people in private companies, universities, public agencies, and faith communities how they can live happier lives and bring greater well-being to others. He is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School.
About Paul Costanzo
Paul Costanzo earned both his BA and MA from Juilliard in trumpet performance. As a freelance performer his musical credits range from the Metropolitan to the San Francisco Symphony. He has also been a voice actor for over twenty years and has performed numerous radio commercials, television promos, and narrations for major corporations nationwide. As an audiobook narrator and director, he records regularly for Brilliance Audio, Tantor Media, and Deyan Audio.